To: Professor
Bains:
I propose to teach a course for singers specializing in jazz,
soul or contemporary music.
Motto: Informed
and aware singers are better prepared to succeed in the music business.
They will read and interpret the music as closely to the author's
intent as possible. This will be
accomplished by using Vern Bennett's piano lessons. They are an invaluable resource to the effective vocalist.
Students will employ technology to enhance their preparedness for
auditions as well as working with musicians. This component of the course introduces the ÒFinaleÓ
composition software on a PC or Macintosh. Students use Finale to scribe basic
chord charts for up to five tunes.
Output is added to the portfolio repertoire requirement. Student can also use their charts for
distribution to bands, auditions or other purposes.
Each physical portfolio of learning is available in a digital
format for web demonstration. The
portfolio consists of the following sections:
|
AREAS |
Writing/ |
Social/Community |
Applied Performance/ |
Technology/Policy/ |
|
TASKS |
Background
research paper: Discuss a singer or vocal coach |
Assist
and fill various concert production roles. Documented. |
A
publicized, live performance featuring student singing three songs in concert
|
Repertoire:
Produce up to five digital-to-paper chord charts. |
|
SATISFY |
5-10pgs |
A Local
Gospel Choir: church,
community, and or CSUMB |
A Local
Jazz Band: Community,
CSUMB, Hartnell, and or MPC |
Address: |
|
FINAL |
PORTFOLIO |
TASKS |
SATISFIED |
PRESENTATION
Digital/Paper |
1)
Acknowledge the need for singers to become cognizant of
technological innovations, economic factors, socio-cultural influences, and
political forces forging the future of music arts, worldwide.
2)
The MPA 495 course familiarizes singers with contract negotiations
and strategies for success in the music business.
3)
Singers discover their vocabilities
in forwarding original music creation.
4)
The course stresses the validity of inclusive accessibility to
intellectual property content with associated rights that form music genres of
the past, present and future for all.
Please let me know if this proposal is interesting or do-able for
inclusion in the MPA program in the very near future. It may need to be broken down into two or three sections
offered over respective semesters as workshops. Thank you for your
consideration and advice.
Sincerely,
http://www.charmaignescott.com
(831)
915-8187